Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Young South Brunswick kids help meet the rising need for the township food pantry.
- LOCAL CONNECTIONS
- Davy James
-
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
With July bringing in a record number of families seeking aid from the South Brunswick Food Pantry, a group of young township girls are doing their part to help the less fortunate. Indian Fields Elementary School students Ariana Carbone and Pooja Patel held a lemonade stand earlier this month that raised over $50 for the pantry. The girls also gathered non-perishable food items after going around their neighborhood collecting food using a wagon. "We donate every year to the food pantry usually around the holiday time, but Ariana asked me what happens to donations for the rest of the year," said Ariana's mother Dawn Carbone. "I told her the same thing happens, but the pantry gets less food this time of year. So Ariana and our neighbor Pooja…
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Annual Barry Indik Memorial Award honors South Brunswick residents for outstanding service to the township.
The Citizens for Independent Living is looking for nominations of South Brunswick residents who have exhibited outstanding community service with the annual Barry Indik Memorial Award. The award honors individuals who have shown outstanding dedication, service and friendship to the South Brunswick community. The CIL began in 1984 as a community-based, non-profit organization with the mission of empowering developmentally disabled adults to live independent, productive lives in the community. One of CIL’s primary goals was housing, and it developed a clear direction through the efforts, energy and expertise of the late Dr. Indik. The award is a tribute to his work to improve the lives of all people in South Brunswick. "Barry Indik was a man…
Monday, July 9, 2012
Aaron Rosloff suffered a broken ankle on his birthday skydiving to raise money for the South Brunswick Food Pantry, but he remains undeterred.
Not the passage of time or broken bones can get in the way of Aaron Rosloff. Celebrating his 91st birthday by skydiving to raise money for the South Brunswick Food Pantry, Rosloff broke his ankle landing after a jump from 13,000-feet at the Williamstown Airport on July 1. "It was a very nice flight, but as we prepared to touch down the chute was moving forward faster than I thought and when I put my feet down my ankle twisted and went under me," Rosloff said. "I'm now wearing a cast. But anything for the cause." The second annual "Aaron's Jump" raised over $3,500 for the South Brunswick Food Pantry during a time of the year when donations are down and the need continues to rise from the township's less fortunate. Social Services is …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Kendall Park resident Aaron Rosloff is celebrating his 91st birthday skydiving to raise money for the township food pantry.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Davy James
-
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Before Kendall Park's Aaron Rosloff skydives from 13,000-feet on July 1 to raise money for the South Brunswick Food Pantry, township residents still have time to donate to the cause. Rosloff celebrated his 90th birthday last year jumping from 8,000-feet at the Williamstown Airport. Leading up to his birthday, he decided to turn the event into a fundraiser to help the less fortunate, by using his jump to benefit the Food Pantry. He said the fundraiser brought in about $3,000. The pantry is currently seeing up to approximately 60 families per month, with an average of two to six new families coming in for aid each month. For Rosloff, helping the less fortunate was a natural way to spend his birthday. "My family has always been oriented …
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
In less than two months enough money was raised to purchase a diabetic alert dog for a South Brunswick child with severe Type 1 diabetes.
The generosity and kindness of the South Brunswick community can truly be a sight to behold when one of the township’s own faces a hardship. In just under two months since word spread about the obstacles faced by 8-year-old Logan Fech in his struggle with Type 1 diabetes, enough money has been raised to purchase a $20,000 diabetic alert dog for the family. "We're so thankful and grateful to everybody for showing our family so much love and support," said Logan's mom Meghan Fech. "It's been incredible. We can't thank people enough. This will be life-changing for him." Logan suffers from a severe case of Type 1 Diabetes, commonly known as juvenile diabetes, and needs to have his blood sugar checked throughout the day and night. The Fechs …
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
South Brunswick mourns the death of 9-year-old Brandon Dominguez, who passed away on Monday from brain cancer.
A community is in mourning following the tragic loss of a young hero yesterday. After a long and courageous battle with brain cancer that inspired thousands of people, 9-year-old Brandon Dominguez died at 5:07 a.m. Monday morning. "He fought very hard for a very long time and he overcame a lot of obstacles and barriers that were put in his way," said South Brunswick Board of Education member Dan Boyle, a friend of the Dominguez family and frequent visitor to Brandon during his illness. "I was fortunate enough on Sunday to spend a few moments with Brandon. When I think of his life, I'm truly blessed to have gotten to know this kid. I told him that we as adults can learn a little bit about how to deal with adversity by how he dealt with …
Monday, June 4, 2012
Donate to help a South Brunswick child with severe diabetes obtain a diabetic alert dog.
When news spread about the hardships 8-year-old South Brunswick child Logan Fech faced in dealing with severe diabetes, the township's schools have joined in to help raise money to get a lab for Logan. Logan suffers from a severe case of Type 1 Diabetes, commonly known as juvenile diabetes, and needs to have his blood sugar checked throughout the day and night. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the cells in the pancreas that make insulin are destroyed. As a result, people with diabetes need to keep a close eye on the total amount of carbohydrates in their diet. For a kid Logan's age, these limitations can be difficult. "Logan sees his brother eating things that he can't eat and that's difficult for him," Logan's mom Meghan said in a previous …
Thursday, May 24, 2012
A South Brunswick child's fight with severe diabetes and the dog that could change his life.
Every night come midnight and 3 a.m. while most young kids are asleep, 8-year-old South Brunswick child Logan Fech is awakened by his parents for his nightly routine. While some kids may wake up in the middle of the night for bathroom visits or nightmares, for Logan waking up is a matter of life and death. Logan suffers from a severe case of Type 1 Diabetes, commonly known as juvenile diabetes, and needs to have his blood sugar checked throughout the day and night. "We set our alarm for midnight and 3 a.m. to make sure his blood sugar stays regulated, so when it's low we give him juice and when it's high we give him insulin," Logan's mother Meghan Fech said. "He's on an insulin pump and he gets the finger prick checks before every meal, …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The Amy Foundation has raised over $300,000 and helped to provide over 1,000 mammograms for uninsured women since the death of Amy Feiman Behar in 2007.
Kendall Park resident Arie Behar had a simple idea to honor his late wife Amy after her death from cancer at the age of 49 in 2007. With help from family and friends, Behar held the first Bike Ride for Amy fundraiser in July, 2008. The ride began modestly, with 28 people participating. Fast forward to 2012 and what began as a small bike ride to honor a wife and mother has evolved into the Amy Foundation, which to date has raised over $300,000 to help women over the age of 40, who are without health insurance, obtain free screening mammograms. "I'm so gratified by the passion of the volunteers who have rallied around this vital cause since we started The Amy Foundation five years ago, and by the support we have received in the central New …
Thursday, March 22, 2012
The daily struggles and triumphs of a South Brunswick child with autism spectrum disorder.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Davy James
-
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Joseph Ahern is just like any other typical 9-year-old kid in South Brunswick. He likes to play with toy cars, ride his bike, and he loves the New York Giants. But Joseph faces a daily struggle with tasks and the development of skills that so many take for granted. Joseph has autism spectrum disorder, which affects one in every 110 children in the U.S. "Things that come so normally and naturally to mainstream children are so difficult for him to learn," said Joseph's mother Rachel Ahern. "Just learning how to play with other kids and how to communicate properly with people are difficult. He's so loving that sometimes he'll go up to a stranger and give them a hug. Other times he won't speak to anyone but his parents." Autism spectrum …
Joe R
10:04 am on Monday, July 9, 2012
Bravo, just amazing. Mr. Rosloff is truly an inspiration to all of us. more ›